Tag: Built Environment and Architectural Heritage Award

Mumbai’s Govardhan Eco Village bags UK award

Govardhan Eco Village (GEV) of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has received the Green Apple Awards for Built Environment and Architectural Heritage Award 2016 in UK. The award, instituted by the Green Organisation, UK, was received by Radha Mohan Prabhu on behalf of GEV for its green building initiatives at a function held recently …

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September 21, 2016

‘Sugar consumption high among children’

Children are everyday consuming up to three times more sugar than what is good for them, a survey conducted by an Indian-origin researcher has revealed. "The results of this survey are extremely worrying. At a time when one in three 10-year-old children are overweight or obese, and one in three five-year-olds has tooth decay, the …

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September 11, 2016

Fresh norms for construction sector, says Jaitley

In order to push the construction sector, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the Union Cabinet has approved fresh norms for the sector. “Construction sector contributes eight per cent to the GDP,” Jaitley said, adding that, “there are various challenges before the construction sector and the government has been trying over the last year …

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August 31, 2016

Brotherhood in the ‘woods’

Tribal women in Sulipada area of Hatimoda village tied rakhi around sal trees in the nearby forest on Thursday.  Society For People&’s Awareness And Rural Development Action (SPARDA) in association with Forest Protection Committee organised the event. Assistant Conservator of Forest in Baripada Forest Division of Mayurbhanj district Arun Kumar Patra, Deuli forest ranger Ashok …

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August 19, 2016